Significant control over Bathurst Resources by individual investors implies that the general public has more power to influence management and governance-related decisions
The top 13 shareholders own 50% of the company
Insider ownership in Bathurst Resources is 15%
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To get a sense of who is truly in control of Bathurst Resources Limited (ASX:BRL), it is important to understand the ownership structure of the business. The group holding the most number of shares in the company, around 48% to be precise, is individual investors. In other words, the group stands to gain the most (or lose the most) from their investment into the company.
Institutions, on the other hand, account for 21% of the company’s stockholders. Generally speaking, as a company grows, institutions will increase their ownership. Conversely, insiders often decrease their ownership over time.
Let’s delve deeper into each type of owner of Bathurst Resources, beginning with the chart below.
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ASX:BRL Ownership Breakdown November 12th 2025
Institutions typically measure themselves against a benchmark when reporting to their own investors, so they often become more enthusiastic about a stock once it’s included in a major index. We would expect most companies to have some institutions on the register, especially if they are growing.
We can see that Bathurst Resources does have institutional investors; and they hold a good portion of the company’s stock. This implies the analysts working for those institutions have looked at the stock and they like it. But just like anyone else, they could be wrong. It is not uncommon to see a big share price drop if two large institutional investors try to sell out of a stock at the same time. So it is worth checking the past earnings trajectory of Bathurst Resources, (below). Of course, keep in mind that there are other factors to consider, too.
ASX:BRL Earnings and Revenue Growth November 12th 2025
Hedge funds don’t have many shares in Bathurst Resources. Crocodile Capital Partners GmbH is currently the company’s largest shareholder with 11% of shares outstanding. For context, the second largest shareholder holds about 10% of the shares outstanding, followed by an ownership of 8.6% by the third-largest shareholder. In addition, we found that Richard Tacon, the CEO has 0.9% of the shares allocated to their name.
After doing some more digging, we found that the top 13 have the combined ownership of 50% in the company, suggesting that no single shareholder has significant control over the company.
While studying institutional ownership for a company can add value to your research, it is also a good practice to research analyst recommendations to get a deeper understand of a stock’s expected performance. While there is some analyst coverage, the company is probably not widely covered. So it could gain more attention, down the track.
While the precise definition of an insider can be subjective, almost everyone considers board members to be insiders. Company management run the business, but the CEO will answer to the board, even if he or she is a member of it.
Insider ownership is positive when it signals leadership are thinking like the true owners of the company. However, high insider ownership can also give immense power to a small group within the company. This can be negative in some circumstances.
Our information suggests that insiders maintain a significant holding in Bathurst Resources Limited. It has a market capitalization of just AU$162m, and insiders have AU$25m worth of shares in their own names. It is great to see insiders so invested in the business. It might be worth checking if those insiders have been buying recently.
With a 48% ownership, the general public, mostly comprising of individual investors, have some degree of sway over Bathurst Resources. This size of ownership, while considerable, may not be enough to change company policy if the decision is not in sync with other large shareholders.
It seems that Private Companies own 9.6%, of the Bathurst Resources stock. It might be worth looking deeper into this. If related parties, such as insiders, have an interest in one of these private companies, that should be disclosed in the annual report. Private companies may also have a strategic interest in the company.
We can see that public companies hold 6.1% of the Bathurst Resources shares on issue. It’s hard to say for sure but this suggests they have entwined business interests. This might be a strategic stake, so it’s worth watching this space for changes in ownership.
While it is well worth considering the different groups that own a company, there are other factors that are even more important. Be aware that Bathurst Resources is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about…
If you are like me, you may want to think about whether this company will grow or shrink. Luckily, you can check this free report showing analyst forecasts for its future.
NB: Figures in this article are calculated using data from the last twelve months, which refer to the 12-month period ending on the last date of the month the financial statement is dated. This may not be consistent with full year annual report figures.
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